Holding an Association Montessori International Primary certification from the Institut Supérieur Maria Montessori in Paris since 2011, Dandelions Montessori operates as a 501(c)(3) non-profit preschool at 4861 Santa Cruz Ave in Ocean Beach. The bilingual English-Spanish curriculum follows the Montessori triad of teacher, child, and prepared environment, with multiage groupings and uninterrupted three-hour work cycles that develop the same dual-language foundations reinforced by Learning With Adriana Spanish & English Language’s tutoring sessions for older students. AMI-approved manipulatives cover practical life, sensorial perception, mathematics, language, and cultural subjects, while children help prepare a daily plant-based, whole-grain menu that reinforces fine-motor sequencing and real-world measurement. The Montessori-at-home consultation service helps families design child-sized, accessible spaces that extend classroom independence to the kitchen, bedroom, and play area—a setup that pairs naturally with the open-ended educational toys at Bluebird Play on nearby Niagara Ave. The program’s most intensive track combines the AMI-certified primary classroom with concurrent parent workshops in Positive Discipline methodology, retraining adult communication patterns alongside the child’s developmental work through a certified Positive Discipline Parenting Educator on staff since 2015.